The Board has remanded the case due to an inadequate VA examination, and further development is required.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the August 2013 VA examination was not compliant with the Court's holdings in Correia and thus inadequate for determining the severity of the Veteran's right knee internal derangement.
- Claimed conditions
- right knee internal derangement
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- July 2, 2020
- Citation
- 20044536
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Veteran was granted a separate compensable evaluation for right knee instability, with a 20 percent rating throughout the appeal period. The initial evaluation in excess of 10 percent prior to March 26, 2024, and in excess of 20 percent thereafter for right knee internal derangement was denied.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board denied a rating greater than 10 percent for right knee internal derangement, chondromalacia, and degenerative arthritis with painful motion, denied a compensable rating for the same condition with limited extension, but granted a 10 percent rating for right lateral knee instability.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for a right knee disability, to include as secondary to service-connected disabilities, due to an inadequate VA examination and duty-to-assist errors.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board granted revision of the July 2013 rating decision that assigned a 10 percent rating for right knee internal derangement on the basis of clear and unmistakable error (CUE) but denied revision of the 20 percent rating for right shoulder internal derangement.
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